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When our all-Filipino choir sang Christmas carols at Martin Place
The choir performed English and Filipino Christmas songs last Dec. 2 at Martin Place as part of Sydney’s Christmas event, “Choirs in the City.” —PHOTO BY MARY AND BRETT BENSON
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December 24, 2025February 19, 2026Life, Music

When our all-Filipino choir sang Christmas carols at Martin Place

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SYDNEY, Australia—Our all-Filipino choir, Himig Sandiwa, was invited by the City of Sydney Council to perform at Martin Place for its annual Christmas event, “Choirs in the City.” This is the first year the choir has sung at the event, and, according to the organizer, we are the first Filipino choir to be part of...

We need mental health care in times of calamity
Aftermath of the landslides that claimed lives in Little Kibungan, Puguis, La Trinidad, Benguet, in October 2009 —CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS
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August 2, 2024August 2, 2024Health

We need mental health care in times of calamity

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During extreme events that upend our collective life, we should also be concerned about each other’s mental, spiritual and psychological health aside from the urgent need for food, clothing and shelter. After all, emergencies require attention to both the corporeal and the psychological.  The intensity of the southwest monsoon rains exacerbated by Supertyphoon “Carina” (Gaemi)...